Florida Foreclosure Defense Blog is the Blog of Foreclosure Defense department of Shuster and Saben, LLC a law firm of nine attorneys with offices in Satellite Beach, Miami, Jacksonville and St. Petersburg, Florida. We defend homeowners facing foreclosure the Space Coast and Central Florida and prosecute consumer litigation claims on a state wide basis. We offer a free initial consultation and reasonable monthly fees.
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Friday, February 24, 2017

The lawyers at Shuster & Saben filed suit in Orange County, Florida
against Bluestem Brands, Inc. a company that does business as Fingerhut on
behalf of a Orlando resident. The
suit alleges that Fingerhut called our client 59 times in a mere 19 days. The lawsuit was filed under the
Telephone Consumer Protection Act, a/k/a the TCPA. The TCPA prohibits any company from calling a consumer’s
cell phone using automated dialing systems unless the consumer has given the
company permission to make such calls.

Fingerhut is widely known for its practice of allowing
customers to purchase goods on credit and pay for the items on a monthly installment
basis over a course of several months.
The firm’s client purchases a grill from Fingerhut after seeing a
television advertisement offering the grill for a modest monthly price. The client made payments on the
grill until she lost her job. She was then inundated with calls from Fingerhut
and often received three or four calls in a single day. Fingerhut’s calls became increasingly
aggressive and the bill collectors urged the consumer to borrow money from
friends, family, or other sources to make a payment on the grill. The consumer explained that she told
Fingerhut to stop calling her but Fingerhut refused. This lawsuit seeks damages for $1,500.00 per call for at least
59 calls, which equates to $88,500.00.

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Florida Foreclosure Defense Blog is the Blog of Foreclosure Defense department of Shuster and Saben, LLC a law firm of six attorneys with offices in Miami, Florida and Plantation, Florida. We defend homeowners facing foreclosure in South and Southwest Florida, Central Florida, and in the Treasure and Space Coast. We offer a free initial consultation and reasonable monthly fees. Please see our website www.attorneyforeclosuredefense.com